Peakhurst Limited had the following trial balance at 1 January 2016:                                                       Debit $                                 Credit $ Cash                                              200 000 Accounts receivable                      600 000   Inventory                                       700 000 Prepaid insurance                         60 000 Prepaid rent                                  50 000   Equipment                                   1 000 000 Allowance for doubtful debt                                                       20 000 Accumulated depreciation                                                          200 000 Accounts payable                                                                        500 000  Revenue received in advance                                                     100 000  Income tax payable                                                                     500 000 Loan                                                                                            570 000 Share capital                                                                               400 000 Retained profits                                                                          320 000           Total                                          2 610 000                               2 610 000                                              You are given the following additional information for the year ended 31 December 2016: a) Bad debts of $8000 were written off. b) It was decided that allowance for doubtful debts should be 4 per cent of accounts receivable. Required: 1) Prepare journal entries for these transactions.  2) Show the T-ledger accounts for the following for the year ended 31 December 2016: a) accounts receivable  b) allowance for doubtful debts  c) bad debts expense

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Peakhurst Limited had the following trial balance at 1 January 2016:
                                                      Debit $                                 Credit $
Cash                                              200 000
Accounts receivable                      600 000  
Inventory                                       700 000
Prepaid insurance                         60 000
Prepaid rent                                  50 000  
Equipment                                   1 000 000
Allowance for doubtful debt                                                       20 000
Accumulated depreciation                                                          200 000
Accounts payable                                                                        500 000 
Revenue received in advance                                                     100 000 
Income tax payable                                                                     500 000
Loan                                                                                            570 000
Share capital                                                                               400 000
Retained profits                                                                          320 000         

 Total                                          2 610 000                               2 610 000                                             
You are given the following additional information for the year ended 31 December 2016:
a) Bad debts of $8000 were written off.
b) It was decided that allowance for doubtful debts should be 4 per cent of accounts receivable.
Required:
1) Prepare journal entries for these transactions. 
2) Show the T-ledger accounts for the following for the year ended 31 December 2016:
a) accounts receivable 
b) allowance for doubtful debts 
c) bad debts expense 

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